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<div><span style="line-height: 1.5;">DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A pair of former gambling industry executives and the owner of a conference center hope to convince Decatur officials to back their plan to open a casino in the city.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><p><div>Former Argosy Gaming Co. executives Jeff Roberts and Joseph Uram and Decatur Conference Center &amp; Hotel owner Steve Horve would need state legislation to allow a casino to open in Decatur.</p>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:27:05 +0000Associated Press52834 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgDevelopers push plan to open casino in DecaturLawmakers have a lot of work to do before legislative session wraps uphttp://peoriapublicradio.org/post/lawmakers-have-lot-work-do-legislative-session-wraps
<p></p><div><div>There are five days left in the Illinois General Assembly's spring session. &nbsp;And as IPR'S Amanda Vinicky reports legislators have a lot of work ahead of them.</div><div><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Typically, fighting over the budget carries into the waning hours of a legislative session.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">But Democrats, who have enough seats to pass a spending plan without any Republican votes, say they've already reached a deal.</span></div><div>Mon, 27 May 2013 12:46:54 +0000Denise Molina & Amanda Vinicky6279 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgLawmakers have a lot of work to do before legislative session wraps upIL Senate approves gambling expansionhttp://peoriapublicradio.org/post/il-senate-approves-gambling-expansion
<p></p><div><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Illinois Senate has once again approved an expansion of gambling. But it remains to be seen whether Governor Pat Quinn will go along with the plan. IPR's Brian Mackey has more.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><p>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:26:22 +0000Deborah Oldenkamp4922 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgIL Senate approves gambling expansionQuinn vetoes gambling billhttp://peoriapublicradio.org/post/quinn-vetoes-gambling-bill
<p>Legislation to expand gambling the General Assembly approved nearly two years ago is finally dead. As IPR's Amanda Vinicky reports, Governor Pat Quinn vetoed a measure that would have given Illinois five new casinos.</p><p>When Governor Quinn gives his annual budget address later this week, he's expected to highlight Illinois' plethora financial problems. Which is what frustrates supporters of gambling expansion, who say more casinos would be like hitting the jackpot.</p>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:57:41 +0000Deborah Oldenkamp1912 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgQuinn vetoes gambling bill